Three-day early-summer musky trip targeting muskies in river spillways and backwaters. Budget car-camping through nighttime ...

What’s probably the rarest game fish in Northwest Montana? I’ll bet that 99% of local fishermen can’t answer that question correctly. Give up? It’s probably the tiger muskie. Tiger muskies are only ...

When South Dakota wildlife officials tried to give anglers the freedom to keep their prize catches of a unique fish, something surprising happened. Many anglers said no thanks and convinced a state ...

If you’re not fishing for early-season muskies, you’re missing out on a great opportunity—and you’re hardly alone. With prime muskie fishing typically pegged for mid-summer and early fall, lots of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study looks at why muskies are considered to be the fish of 10,000 casts. If you ever hear a Midwesterner mention the "fish ...

Aug. 26—BEMIDJI — Ask any serious muskie angler, and they'll probably say that a 50-inch muskie is a fish of a lifetime. They'd be right, of course, but 13-year-old Noah Moss topped that benchmark ...

Israel Quintana had a slow day fishing for trout using PowerBait at Eagle Nest Lake on Sept. 6. Michael Santistevan caught a ...

Fishing enthusiasts like Homer Glen resident Ted Koski say once you’ve caught a muskie there’s no turning back. “As far as the lure of catching muskie – no pun intended – it’s the size. They’re an ...

For anglers, landing a muskellunge, or muskie, is a big deal. The "fish of 10,000 casts" is notoriously elusive, making the massive fish an even bigger prize when one finally strikes a lure. In a new ...

Travis Kahlbaugh, Grand Forks, shared this story of a big muskie he caught May 29 while fishing walleyes on Lake Bemidji: I was fishing for walleyes with 6-pound monofilament line and a silver Rapala ...

The 2026 Fort Kent International Muskie Derby drew 208 anglers this weekend, with more fish caught than in recent years and a 45 ⅝-inch muskie taking the top prize. Ed Richard caught the longest fish, ...